Alberta Cross, Nicole Atkins for JFK airport gigs

Alberta Cross and Nicole Atkins are among a number of acts who have been selected to perform special shows at the new Jet Blue Terminal 5 at JFK airport in New York.

The bands will perform as part of Live from T5, a six-month, 12-date live music concert series to showcase new bands from across the US.

Bands can apply via an online contest to take part in the series by uploading one original song to ourstage.com, with winners to be announced in August.

The acts announced so far are:
June 26 Nicole Atkins
July 3 American Princes
July 10 Alberta Cross
July 24 Justin Townes Earle
July 31 Juliette Commagere
August 14 Two contest winners
August 21 Two contest winners
August 28 Two contest winners
September 4 TBA
October 30 TBA
November 25 TBA